Celebrity birthdays: Nov. 15 Nov 16, 2009
Actress Joanna Barnes ( Spartacus, The Parent Trap ) is 75. Actor Yaphet Kotto ( Homicide: Life On The Street ) is 70. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
For Adcocks, it's like old times at Bar Harbor Oct 26, 2009
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Starz Is Ready To Rise Oct 25, 2009
Lucy Lawless in Starz's original series Spartacus: Blood and Sand That could change with the launch of several new series including dramas like the returning Crash and big-budget gladiator epic Spartacus: Blood and Sand, as well as original comedies Party Down, Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment Standup and Gravity. Spartacus, slated to air in January 2010, has generated the most buzz ... Spartacus could be a franchise for us, Starz executive vice president and chief financial officer... (Multichannel News)
Camille Paglia Oct 23, 2009
Easily better than "Spartacus" (although it was hard to beat the cynical Crassus) or "The Robe" (although Caligula was done as well as well as Robert Graves could have ever visualized). Al Handa. (Salon)
Starz Entertainment Announces Five More Channels Going Hi-Def Oct 21, 2009
"Starz Entertainment is the exclusive subscription television and broadband provider of Starz Originals (including "Crash" and "Party Down," and coming in 2010, "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" and "Gravity") and feature films. First-run movies are from leading Hollywood studios including Walt Disney Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Overture Films, Miramax Films, Touchstone Pictures, Hollywood Pictures, Pixar, TriStar, Screen Gems, Sony Classics, and Warren Miller Films. Starz licenses hundreds... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Paul B. Fay Jr., confidant of President Kennedy; at 91 Oct 2, 2009
After Kennedy became president, it was with Mr. Fay that he sneaked out to see Spartacus at a Washington movie theater. The men and their wives vacationed together. (Boston Globe)
'Crash Lands on VOD, Web Sep 7, 2009
Starz will also deploy its VOD and online sneak-preview strategy for its January 2010 launch of its newest original series Spartacus, according to Shelanski. Spartacus joins a growing original-programming lineup that includes the April debut of the second season of comedy series Party Down and the debut of a new laugher series, tentatively titled Failure to Fly. (Multichannel News)
Critic’s corner Sep 2, 2009
Among his works: Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, Roman Holiday, The Brave One, Spartacus, and Hawaii. Toddlers & Tiaras 10 p.m., TLC. (Boston Globe)
Feith Contract Not Renewed Aug 30, 2009
spartacus (dot) schoolnet (dot) co (dot) uk. Seeds of Destruction by F. William Engdahl explains the "hidden?" agenda or simply just another "idea" of those who think with brains that do not have a connectedness to humanity - both liberal and conservative since Goebbels has given the order to stand up, sit down and do what we are told and regardless of our labels we obey. (The Hoya, Washington DC)
Insert yourself in film scenes Aug 29, 2009
Movie lovers will be tickled with the wide variety of curated clips, ranging from older flicks including "Double Indemnity," "Spartacus" and "Casablanca" to contemporary classics such as "Animal House," "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and "Forrest Gump" to less legendary fare like "Norbit," "Employee of the Month" and a few of the "Saw" films. Once users have mastered their best Sylvester Stallone impersonation -- yes, "Rocky" is in there, too -- they can upload their performances to Yoostar's online... (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
20 actors who know the meaning of range Aug 23, 2009
Spartacus ( Spartacus, 1960) and George S. Patton ( Is Paris Burning. 1966) have more in common than just Kirk Douglas. (Boston Globe)
THIRTEEN's American Masters Traces Journey of Dalton Trumbo from Hollywood Success to Blacklisted Screenwriter to Academy-Award Winner in Trumbo Airing Wednesday, September 2 at 8 p.m. on PBS Aug 20, 2009
Focusing on Trumbos own words, the film, directed by Peter Askin, is adapted from his son Christopher Trumbos 2003 play and features performances of some of Trumbos remarkable letters written during the devastation wrought by the Red Scare in mid-20th century, clips from some of his films including Spartacus (60), Exodus (60), and Papillon (73), and archival and contemporary interviews with those who knew him best ... He was not recognized publicly again until 1960, when... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Starz Chairman and CEO Robert B. Clasen Announces Plan to Retire Aug 20, 2009
Clasen launched a new movie studio, Overture Films, put the home video, syndication, and animation businesses on a sound financial footing and led the development of original programming for the channels, including the acclaimed and anticipated new series "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" that will premiere in January 2010. Liberty Media will conduct a search for a new CEO and Clasen will remain with Starz until the search is completed. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Bob Dylan A Complete Unknown To Cops Aug 15, 2009
Would any of you know who Caesar was if he showed up from the BC. era,, or Spartacus. kinda far fetched, but same point. (CBS News)
Liberty Media Reports Second Quarter Financial Results Aug 8, 2009
Starz, LLC, Chairman and CEO Robert B. Clasen said, "Starz Entertainment had another strong quarter, with adjusted OIBDA up 54% compared to the same quarter in the prior year. These positive results were tempered by a 3% decline in Starz subscribers compared to the first quarter, the result of multiple factors including the general economic conditions. We continue to move aggressively on our original programming strategy. In the second quarter we announced we will air a second season of Crash... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Hitman-hiring newlywed may have had a strong motive Aug 7, 2009
Attorneys: Days before arrest, wannabe widow persuaded husband to hand over Boynton Beach home. Attorneys: Days before arrest, wannabe widow persuaded husband to hand over Boynton Beach home. (The Palm Beach Post)
If Oscar had nominated 10 best pictures in past years . . . Jul 19, 2009
But with an extra five nominations, one of such classics as Stanley Kubrick's epic "Spartacus," starring Kirk Douglas; Hitchcock's legendary "Psycho," with Anthony Perkins; Otto Preminger's historical epic "Exodus," starring Paul Newman; Stanley Kramer's historical drama "Inherit the Wind"; and Sturges' western "The Magnificent Seven," with Yul Brynner and Steve McQueen, could have received Oscar recognition. 1972: A great year for movies saw "The Godfather" earning the best picture Oscar,... (Multichannel News)
Glover needs a better chance to dance Jul 7, 2009
Glover's bare-chested Roman gladiator-style costume was like watching a musical version of "Spartacus." The music was the oft-played "O Fortuna" from "Carmina Burana," and it served as the scene's battering ram. Then, in the fourth week, they were stuck with what surely has to be one of the weirdest routines ever on the show: a "pop jazz" piece choreographed by Brian Friedman that involved -- I am not making this up -- a latex-and-tin-foil clad Kinney playing a space alien who comes to Earth to... (Fresno Bee)
McCoy tells Sporting News his commitment is firm Jun 24, 2009
2:59 pm June 23, 2009, by Darryl Maxie. By DARRYL MAXIE / dmaxie@ajc. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Useless Knowledge: A little fodder on famous fathers Jun 20, 2009
Which famous American actor, whose films include "Champion," "Lust for Life" and "Spartacus," has a son who is also a famous actor. 9. (Montana Standard, MT)
Some Like It Here Jun 6, 2009
The star of Spartacus, The Defiant Ones and numerous other films, he will appear at an event titled The Magic of Tony Curtis. The day-long celebration at the Million Dollar Theatre, hosted by the Jules Verne Festival and the Los Angeles Historic Theatre Foundation, will give fans a chance to meet the star and watch two of his films, as well as take in some actual magic. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Original 'King Kong' roars into Portsmouth tonight Jun 3, 2009
7 p.m.(R, 155 mins, UK, 2000)Ridley Scotts historical epic which harkens back to classics like Ben-Hur and Spartacus, featuring Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix. A glorious spectacle filled with heart and soul. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Still more DVDs you should have seen (but didn't) May 28, 2009
Where can you find the only movie ever directed by the blacklisted writer of "Roman Holiday" and "Spartacus," the almost unknown first film from Russia's greatest director, some French arty softcore never released in the United States, and a double dose of films from a Parisian underground legend so obscure he's barely known in France. Right here, that's where. (Salon)
Hollywood art May 23, 2009
The 83-year-old has more than earned his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame thanks to films like Spartacus and Some Like It Hot. But Curtis has a second, lesser known career as artist, and has been drawing and painting since he was a young boy living in the Bronx. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Starz Ready to Party Down' Again May 14, 2009
A second drama series, Spartacus, will debut in first-quarter 2009. More Content. (Multichannel News)
Science is fiction with this teacher May 1, 2009
Dalton Trumbo wrote such movies as Spartacus and Exodus, and acquired unwanted fame as one of the Hollywood Ten, writers and directors who were blacklisted in the 1950s by Joe McCarthy's anticommunist congressional committee. But Trumbo was also a novelist, and in 1971, in his only stint as a movie director, he filmed his popular 1939 antiwar novel Johnny Got His Gun. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Kirk & Anne Douglas: A True Inspiration Apr 8, 2009
Iconic film roles in "Spartacus," "Paths of Glory," "The Bad and the Beautiful.". "I'm 92. That's why I said, 'What does a guy who's 92 years old, have an impediment in speech, what does he do?' He does a one man show," Kirk joked. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Russians edge Americans for ice dance title Mar 28, 2009
The power was undeniable, evident in every lift, spin and step they did in their "Spartacus" dance ... And their expressions gave the perfect portrayal of "Spartacus.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
At 92, Kirk Douglas launches a one-man show Mar 5, 2009
He notes in the interview that hes most proud of his work on 1960s Spartacus, created during the anti-communist paranoia of the 1950s ... And Spartacus was the first movie to use the correct name of a blacklisted writer. (MSNBC -- News)
Forgot To Retire Mar 5, 2009
The stroke-surviving "Spartacus" star, 92, who's been nominated for a Best Actor Oscar three times, is gearing up for the debut of "Before I Forget," his one-man show opening tomorrow at the aptly named Kirk Douglas Theatre in LA. Asked how he can cope with the demands of a 90-minute solo production at his age, Douglas tells Page Six, "The jury is still out. Let's see if I can do it. I certainly will try." He'll put on four performances. . (New York Post -- Gossip)
Afghanistan's Oscar Hopeful Feb 19, 2009
(Massoud, also a film buff, introduced Barmak to Casablanca, Spartacus and Platoon. . (Time.com)
Under-age parents Alfie and Chantelle and their baby will ALL take ... Feb 17, 2009
" Meanwhile it emerged that Alfie's mother Nicola is due to appear in court next week for failing to ensure the teenager attends school. The charge relates to a five-month period last year when he failed to attend regularly Willingdon Community School. The council started court proceedings against Mrs Patten, 43, under the Education Act and as a result she could be fined. A source close to the school said: 'We don't see Alfie at school that often. He plays truant a lot.' Chantelle, her baby, her... (Daily Mail)
MAY NOT BE FATHER? Feb 16, 2009
"I Personaly think its wrong, its disgusting i blame the mum of chantelle poor litttle alfie... By fernfern. Posted February 15 2009 at 8:48 AM. My name is Spartacus and I am the father. By Spartacus. Posted February 15 2009 at 8:47 AM. Everyone is so quick to blame the parents, its not always the parents fault,we have all seen the kids in gangs hanging around. Drinking booze,get so drunk they cant stand,who is to blame for that, shop keepers selling then alcohol and adults going in and buying... (The Drudge Report)
Celebrity Honorees Feb 10, 2009
Steven Spielberg's Annual Ambassadors For Humanity honors 'Spartacus' actor Kirk Douglas. . (Variety)
Army Archerd Feb 10, 2009
I'd visited the sets or talked to him abut the making of "Spartacus," "The Boston Strangler,' "Some Like It Hot," "Defiant Ones," "The Vikings," and "Sweet Smell Of Success," among many others. He survived a close health call a year ago when departure from a hospital stay was iffy. He wrote his memoirs. And last week, he was enjoying yet another trek around the country selling his book.."I'm getting stronger all the time -- by walking," he said happily. This time, he was back in Hollywood at the... (Variety)
Underworld: Rise of the ... Feb 8, 2009
Unfortunately, the story for Lycans is formulaic and predictable; it's Romeo t meets Spartacus, with all the clich. scenes one would expect from such a combination (e. (IGN FilmForce)
Rise of the Lycans: Silly, but never boring Feb 7, 2009
Theres a revolt of the imprisoned slaves thats supposed to put us in mind of Moses or Spartacus, but I found myself flashing on Battlefield Earth instead. And for all the films CG trickery, theres nothing quite as effective as Nighy and Sheen facing off with swords and jumping up on chains. (MSNBC -- Movies)
